Looks better every time Den.
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Renewed the bumper codes, added a data plate to the operator’s station adapted some spare levers to add detail to the rear winch.
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Looks good, but you have the front and rear Bn numbers different. Front says 3-13BDE. The rear says 3-1 13BDE.
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Glad you like her Gino. Good eye there! Printed wrong, easy fix tomorrow.
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Here is where the Henschell 33D sits as of this post. Quite a bit more priming to do as well as a bit of touch-up and very careful attachment of parts. The front bumper is a nightmare of fragile little bits with hardly any contact areas for cements. This is definitely one of ICM’s older toolings. I added wood grain to the cargo bed even though I don’t know if it would be accurate for this vehicle, but I tend to automatically add it to truck beds like this if it isn’t present. Anyway, I believe this will look decent when done but I expect once I get the little bobs on the anxiety level will increase until I call it done.
The bed is just resting on it at the moment to inspect for alignment/contact issues.
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I’m calling this one done as part one of a 3 piece build.
Unboxing and degreasing the 15 ton trailer today.
Hobby On!
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That turned out really nice Denimo! I remember these wreckers from way back when.
Mike
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Thanks Michael, it’s been a fun build. Really can’t go wrong with Hobby Link!
I’d like to do the other Wreckers in my stash as time permits. The M816, the M819 tractor wrecker, the Hobby Fan M936 (cautious of that one) and the Trumpie M984 in time. There’s also an HF M984 set but I’m cautious of that one too.
I appreciate your comments.
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Fantastic!!
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Thanks Bert, I wanted to build a truck, trailer and load (M106) that would have seen service in S Korea or Japan during the late ‘70’s. Some of those “borrowed” tilt-deck trailers were shipped home to the US during the Vietnam wind-down period apparently, as they were deemed a great idea (Too good to give back 
). According to a poster on another site, the cooler is an Aussie Eski type, maybe that came back with a trailer…….
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Inspiring work Den. Each build you do gets better and better.
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Thanks Peter, moving along with the “Freighter” 15-ton trailer. Will be detail painting tomorrow, then make a start on the M106 load.
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